. a long road for these kids, 17 days now in the darkness and not knowing when anybody's going to come. >> got a lot a rescue made cave and falling rain outside. the monsoon rains have begun with a vengeance, and this is why the commander says it's d day, because these rains will flood the cave very their coac remain trapped. their lives still hanging in the balance. over, but the boys' long journey home has begun. >> reporter: well, the rescue has started well, but it's now

day two and the divers are getting ready to do it all again. one diver told nbc news the greatest danger is complacency. there are nine lives still to be saved. phillip? >> we're all praying for them. bill, thank you. that mission was suspended for over ten hours as rescue teams scrambled to replenish the supply of oxygen tanks working around the clocko we're joined from londoitmornin franc frances. as you pointed out, it is a very complex operation. rescuers areti nt partresc. they have to restock air tanks along the route and other supplies as well. one of the support divers telling nbc news that from the first part of the rescue where four children were brought out they were totally calm, which was one of the biggest concerns when they were initially discussing bringing them out with scuba gear once they were

located. their total time in the water there is 2 1/2 hours. even most of that they are not submerged. they keep the mask on for the whole time. they're not taking any chances. since safety is such a priority, they have everything mapped out. every possible scenario. they know where every safe zone is where new maps are stored, blankets, most importantly air. loss of oxygen is phaps thai na diver died while working on the mission. he was placing oxygen along the all mapped out. so even though they've been able to bring out four of these kids, they need to make sure that it's safe for the next phase of this. frances? >> difficulty still lia head. thank you. to washington now where president trump is just hours away from announcing his second pick for the supreme court. he arrived in d.c. last night

after spending a long weekend preparing for tonight's 9:00 p.m. unveiling at his bedminister resort. he has narrowed his candidates down to a select few. with one key democratic senator issuing this stark warning. trump's court nominee could eviscerate women's freedoms for generations. overnight mr. trump remained coy. all the while teasing tonight's historicke y o'donnell has all and more. >> reporter: a casual drive contender raymond kesseledge. brett cavanaugh stepped out on the eve of this announcement and cameras spotted amy coney barrett. also in the running, thomas h d

hardeman. the president said his search is almost complete. >> let's say it's the four people. i'm getting close to making a final decision. >> reporter: the road to confirmation is paved with political pressure. >> i hope every republican will rally behind these picks because they're all outstanding. >> reporter: already on cable, this conservative group's ad. >> extremists will lie and attack the nominee but don't be fooled. >> reporter: behind the scenes senate majority encouraged>> is think about who is the easiest to get confirmed here. >> hardeman's last confirmation vote was unanimous. extra time and when he managed all presidential documents for george w. bush while barrett's views a a social conservative could risk needed republican votes from two senators who

support abortion rights. >> they understand it's an historic decision. it's about more than the next election. >> reporter: part of the president's strategy has been building suspensie right final . his performance ends tonight at 9:00 p.m. then it turns to the senate and republicans there are hoping to sprint to confirmation. th to seee i time october. court to begin its next term in phillip? >> kelly, thank you. join us tonight for nbc news live coverage of president trump's supreme court nomination. that's at 9:00 p.m.eastern, 6:00 pacific right here on nbc. now with some developing news out of england where a full blown murder investigation is underway after the 44-year-old woman who was recently exposed to the nerve agent has died. that was the same substance used to poison a former russian spy and his daughter in march.

the british woman along with 45-year-old charlie rally became gravely ill last week. his condition is still critical. police are expecting they were exposed to a contaminated item left over from the attack on the russians. a chopper crash near the william and mary school. university officials sent out a tweet warning students to avoid the area. multiple agencies including the faa and ntsb werot yet able to say if the person who died was in the helicopter ground. the investigation is ongoing. wildfires continue to ravage the western part of the country. in california governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency after one person died in a fire near the border of oregon. and in santa barbara county nearly 30 structures were destroyed after a fire broke out over the weekend be. among them, 13 homes.

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